Diaper



Feb. 19, 1935. D. B. KENNARD 1,992,074

DIAPER Filed Dec. 22, 1933 INVENTOR WITNESS Doris B.Kennard,

r WW W M. A ORNEYS Patented Feb. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1Claim.

This invention relates to diapers. An object of the invention is theprovision of g a garment having a substantially waterproof sheet ofmaterial provided with attaching straps with an endless member formed offibrous material embracing the waterproof sheet and having a portionthereof equipped with an absorbent pad.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garment in whicha waterproof sheet of material is located between the sections of anendless member Which has an absorbent pad applied to one section, theendless member and absorbent pad being readily replaceable so that itmay be discarded and a clean pad and endless member supplied whendesired.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawingforming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, beingsusceptible of such changes and modifications as define no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention as expressed in theappended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a diaper constructed in accordancewith the principles of my invention, I

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of a sheet formed of waterproofmaterial showing the straps for attaching the garment to the body, and

, Figure 3 is a horizontal section take along the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a sheet ofrubber or rubberized fabric to provide'a waterproof member as formingpart of the garment. To the lower end of the waterproof sheet 10 issecured at 11 a strip of flannel 12 or other soft material.

Straps 13 are secured at 14 in any approved manner to the opposite edgesof sheet 10 and adjacent the upper end. These straps are formed of somesoft material such as flannel to provide means for attaching the garmentto the body of the wearer. The straps 13 may be made sufficiently longso that they may be tied or they may be pinned together.

An endless member, generally designated by the numeral 20, is formed ofgauze or similar material, as shown at 21, and is formed into a bandwhich embraces the sheet 10 and is supported thereon as shown in Fig. 1.

An absorbent pad 22 is secured to one section of the member 21 andextends approximatelythe length of one section of said member and issecured to the member 21 in any approved manner. This absorbent pad isfaced with a soft non-irritating material since this pad is placed nextto the body of the wearer.

The absorbent pad 22 is placed against the back of thebody and the lowerend 23 is drawn in-= wardly and upwardly and attached to the'ends of thestraps 13 after those straps have been brought forwardlyaround the body.Any kind of well known securing means may be employed for connecting theend 23 to the straps 13.

By this construction it isunnecessary to wash the soiled pad since thismay be thrown away and a new one supplied by inserting the sheet 10between the sections of the endless member 21.

The absorbent pad 22 at the outer face may if desired be covered with astrip of gauze similar to the gauze endless member 20.

The member 20 need not be endless but may be open at the lower end 23 sothat it will be folded over' the waterproof member 10 and be supportedthereby.

I claim:

A diaper comprising a sheet of Waterproof material, a strip of fabricconnected to the lower edgeof the material, attaching straps connectedto the upper end of sheet and projecting outwardly from the side edgesof said sheet, an endless elongated member formed of fabric, said sheetbeing insertible into the endless member for supporting the endlessmember, a section each of the endless member being at one face of thesheet, and a pad of absorbent material secured to the outer face of onesection of the endless member. a

DORIS B. KENNARD.

